Age UK Camden

*Based in Camden*

Age UK Camden provides a range of services for older people in Camden. 

1. Support Brokerage Service
Age UK Camden’s Support brokerage service offers older people in Camden and their carers access to independent support in identifying their needs and/or developing an innovative, tailor made support plan.

2. Care Navigators
Care Navigators or health or social care professionals who provide a free, impartial and confidential service to older people in Camden. They are based within the GP practices in Camden and have specialist knowledge of services available to you. They can talk to you about your needs and concerns and together you can establish what support you may benefit from.

3. Information and Advice
Age UK Camden has a busy Information and Advice team for people over 55 who live in the Borough of Camden, and their friends, neighbours and carers. 

4.  Counselling, Group Therapy and Psychotherapy Service
A counselling relationship can provide valuable and confidential support at such times.  Counselling provides a regular time in the week when you can begin to explore these feelings.  Counselling provides a space where you can talk to someone about your concerns and emotional difficulties, someone trained and skilled in listening and helping you clarify your thoughts and feelings, which you may not be able to discuss with anyone else.

5. Dementia Services
Our Dementia Adviser staff member is based with the NHS Camden Memory Service (for people aged 65+) who works with a fantastic team of six committed Dementia Adviser volunteers. The volunteers, who range in age from their twenties to their eighties, are carefully selected, trained and supervised, and have a wide variety of experience, so they can give you the best possible advice

6. Resource Centres
Our friendly yet professional resource centres offer day services from Monday to Friday with social and interest-based activities.  Activities provided include: guided reminiscence, art, darts, dancing, discussion groups, music,  pottery, as well as daily hot lunches. We also offer limited transport to help you get to and from our centres. 

We work with people with mild and moderate dementia, and provide meaningful contact with skilled, trained specialists, and cognitive stimulation, in a caring environment. 

7. LGBT - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Trans
Opening Doors London provides a range of services for men and women aged 50 and over who identify as being Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and/or Trans*. The service runs across the whole of London.

8. Digital Inclusion: Computer Training
Age UK Camden’s Computer Training project provides a supportive environment for people to access the IT training suite, with trained volunteers on hand to help.

9. Shopping Service
Do you struggle doing your grocery shopping? Our Shopping service can help.

Age UK Camden provides a service to help older people to take advantage of online shopping without having their own computer and without leaving their homes.

10. At Home Service
Age UK Camden (AUC) and Age UK Kensington & Chelsea (AUK&C) have joined forces to roll out the successful ‘At Home’ service throughout Camden.

The ‘At Home’ service offers a full range of care services tailored to the individual needs of older people, including help with washing, bathing and dressing, simple hair dressing, shopping, cleaning, meal preparation, and much more.

11. Good Neighbours Schemes
Age UK Camden runs two Good Neighbours Schemes, one covering the NW3 area, the other covering Chalk Farm and Primrose Hill.

Priority for the scheme will be given to people who are:

• Isolated
• Housebound
• Living with disabilities
• In some cases, have low incomes

The main purpose of the scheme is to provide a befriender. However, volunteers can carry out small tasks such as:

• Accompanying people for walks or to appointments
• Preparation of refreshments
• Reading aloud or assisting with correspondence

12. Nail Cutting
Our nail care clinics are held at Henderson Court Resource Centre in Hampstead on Thursday mornings and at Kentish Town Health Centre in Kentish Town on Friday mornings, the hours of the clinics being 9:40am to 1pm. 

 We also hold a monthly clinic which runs on the last Thursday of every month at Kingsgate Resource Centre in Kilburn. At the moment we are not able to offer home visits.

13. Dementia Befriending Service
The dementia befriending service works with volunteer befrienders who visit socially isolated older people with dementia or memory impairement.

For more information call 020 7239 0400 . 

Age UK Camden Charity Shop
We have a flourishing charity shop on Leather Lane Market, run by two part time staff members, and a team of dedicated volunteers. The shop raises vital funds for the organisation, helping us to continue our work providing services for older people in need of support.